Toy airplane



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April 20 1926. 1,581,90

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rox ararunn I Application ma Apr-'11 10, 1925. Serial No. 22,162.

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Be it known that I, FREDERICK PEARSON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Fort Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, have inventedcertain' new and useful Improvements in. Toy Airplanes, of which the following s aspecification'. 7 e This invention relates to improvements 1n aerial toys and it consists of the constructions, combinations and arrangementsberein described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provi a toy airplane, designed primarily for t amusementof children although not necese. sarily confined to .such purpose, the alr- I plane being made in such a manner that it is readily assembled by the purchaser, when marketed in the disassembled state, thus increasing the interest which it naturally arouses. r

Other objects and advantages appear in the following specification reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the toy airplane assembled.

Figure 2 is an inverted plan view.

Figure 3 is a side elevation.

Figure 4. is a front elevation.-

Figure 5 is a plan view of the fuselage blank.

Figure 6 is a detailview of the combined rudder and tail skid. t

Figure 7 is a plan view of the two wings or planes.

Figure 8 is a detail view of one of the wing. struts.

Figure 9 is a perspective view of the clockwork motor. In order to carry out that purpose of the invention which aims at simplicity in a toy of the kind contemplated, the various parts are stamped out .of tin or other suitable metal, painted in desired colors of attractive hues, packaged and marketed. in readiness for assembly by the purchaser. It might be stated that the airplane is not necessarily sold thus, because it is an optional course to assemble it in the first place and market'the toy complete.

Figures 5 to 9 illustrate the various parts in detail; The fuselage 1 comprises the top 2 and sides 3 the latter being bendable over in the zone of the lines 4. The radiator 5 consists of part ofj-one side 3'and when bent 't efolde together 7 which on the line 6 completes the appearance of the body. Landing gear is represented by lugs 7 on the longitudinal edges of the sides, these havin holes 8 to receive the axle 9 of ,thewhee 10.

, The radiator and fuselage parts have lugs 11 (Fig. 5) which are bendable over the re- 3 active arts concerned to hold them in lposition. Elevators 12 e fuselage as shown.

are integral with t 2 has a cockpit hole 13 which com- Theo letesft e resemblance to an actual airplane usela Slots 14 m the sides 3 receive-the lower one of a pa r of wlngs l5 and 16. The upper wing is supported in the desired position above the fuselage (Figs. 3 and 4;) by

struts 17. These have a plurality of lugs 18 on the parallel up or and lower edges (Fig. 8) bemg receive in slots 19 (Fig. 7 1n the .wings andbent over, whereu on the parts areheld. Ihe lower wing is he d from slidlng 1n the slots 14 by tongues 33 (Fig. are bent either up or' down to form stops.

Small slots 20 slightly below the slots 14 in the sides' 3 receive lugs or tongues 21 (Fig. 91)) of the motor, frame 22. The axle 9 has earing in the motor frame. The motor is composed of afamiliar clockwork including gears 23, springs 34:, etc. The

spring is wound by a key 25 which, when released, causes rotation-of the wheels 10, carrying the air plane swiftly over. the ground.

The impact-of the air in the forward mot1on of the airplane imparts rotation" to a propeller 26. The pro eller is suitably journalled in an opening 2 (Fig. 5) in the radiator 5. It is considered a simple and obvious expedient to drive the propeller by the spring motor. A connectin belt would be used assuggested by dotte lines 28 (Fig. 3) In such case the airplane can be carried ]through the air if sufiicient motor speed can e got.

Openings 29 (Fig. 5) receive the lugs or tongues 30 of acombined rudder and tail skid 31 and 32. The tail skid is intended to drag upon the ground at times, thereby holdingthe airplane in position as in readiness to take off. The rudder 31 is fixed. The skid 32 is of hook formation being insertable through an o ening 3 1 which is appropriately larger t an the rest. A projection 35 from the rudder occupies a V-notch 36 between the elevators to stabilize the rudder and skid.

Shapes of various parts of the airplane .are variable to suit various ideas as to design. It is not essential, that metal be employed in the construction because wood, or possibly other materials may be em 10 ed. The various parts which are descrlbe as clamped together by means of lugs or tongues may as well be secured by solder.

The'motor 22 may be dispensed with if a simple and cheap toy is desired. As indicated before the driving of the propeller when the motor is used, is optional. Any suitable kind of spring-type motor can be employed. The wheels 10 are made of appropriate material, and when it is desired to produce a toy hydroplane, pontoons may be substituted.

I claim:

1. An airplane comprising an appropriately bendable blank representing a fuselage which integrally includes a top, sides, aradiator and elevators, a lower Wing fitted upon the fuselage, upper wing struts affixed between the wings supporting the latter in spaced relationship to the fuselage, a propeller attached to the radiator, and a combined rudder and tail skid attached between the elevators respectively above and below.

2. An air lane comprising a stamped bla'nk being endable to represent the top, sides, radiator and elevators of a fuselage, a pair of alining slots in the sides, a lower wing insertable in said slots, means to hold the wing when in place, an upper wing, struts by which the upper wing is held in spaced relationship above the fuselage, a combined rudder and tail skid mounted upon the elevators, a motor frame carrying gearing, a wheeled shaft driven by the gearing, and lugs on the fuselage sides through which the shaft ext-ends, said frame being attached to said sides.

3. The combination in a toy airplane of a fuselage blank, integral elevators having openings of which one is larger than the others, a blank stamped to produce a combined rudder and tail skid the skid being insertable through the large opening leaving the rudder on top, lugs insertable in the smaller openings and being bendable under to hold the blank in place, a notch in the rear edge of the elevators, and a projection from said blank occupying said notch to stabilize the rudder and skid.

FREDERICK PEARSON. 

